Want to lose weight? Go fishing
Ed. note: I have been off in the mountains in pursuit of fish - but I got a chance to check in. I’ll be sending pictures of the fishing adventures soon - now that the power is back on. If you enjoy this post, please consider receiving Almost Fit in your inbox. Thanks.
As I have mentioned in several places, (IowaAvenue,for one), on Thursday of last week I left my corporate day job in favor of pursuing personal projects, not the least of which is Almost Fit. As crazy as this may be, I have neither a specific plan nor another job lined up, but I do have a little bit of savings and a bunch of ideas.
Sounds like a recipe for World Domination if I ever heard one.
So rather than spending the days and evenings freaking out, I decided to execute the first step in my loosely gathered plan for world dominance: Go Fishing.
Fly fishing on the North Umpqua river in the mountains of Southern Oregon to be exact. My brother-in-law owns a beautiful campground and RV park on the North Umpqua called Umpqua’s Last Resort. The campground has hot showers and power to every camp spot, as well as two new furnished cabins. We have converged with my wife’s family for a week of camping, playing, and familial merriment, which is a fancy way of saying beer by the river with the cousins.
My first order of business (or so I thought) was to get a wireless Internet connection working. After an hour or so of plunking around with settings on their equipment, the wireless router was up and running, and the range was surprisingly far-reaching
This convenience was short-lived.
Later that evening we had a spectacular thunder and lightning storm which included most of us campers outside cheering on the light show as if it were being presented by the park owners. When the storm picked up (and the rain started), we moved under cover, but the display was exhilerating. Unfortunately, lightning strikes brought several trees down over power lines. No power means no Web connection, which meant Almost Fit would have to wait. The power remained out into the following evening, came back on for overnight for a while, but by the next morning the power was out again.
But all things considered, AC power is a minor inconvenience when your long term goals are to rule the world, or other similar grandiose aspirations.
S’more, anyone?
As you might imagine, on the eating track things have been a little looser since we’re camping. At home, I’ve primarily given up drinking beer in my daily routine, but that rule has been enthusiastically suspended here. I am also eating more meat than I typically do, and very few vegetables unfortunately, although the truth is I feel like I’m eating less over all because it is so hot here. Ah, the vagabond life.
On the plus side, exercise has been in full swing - there are numerous rivers and creeks that flow all over the mountains here, and we’ve been busy swimming, skipping rocks (I’m sure there must be a few calories burned there), and jumping from outcroppings into frigid waters below. I’ve also continued to pursue my 100 push-up challenge goals, as well as daily crunches.
In the next few days I’ll be publishing more on my fly fishing experience here, and many points between, so stay tuned.
Oh, and one more thing:
So what’s all this talk of World Domination? Now that the power has returned, I want to share with Almost Fit readers a little something that is impacting my thought processes over the last couple of weeks. But you’ll have to wait until the next post to see what I mean. Don’t worry - it’s not Amway or some cult - it is simply that I have bumped up against a kindred spirit online, and knowing that others exist with a similar goal in life has really thrown me into an entirely new and positive path.
It seems that quitting my job was very clearly a good idea. At least that is what I’m telling myself.
More to come……
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Sounds like you are having a ball.
I, for one, salute our new almost fit overlord.
Kudos to you! Seriously, congrats! It takes guts to follow your heart, but it seems like you’re doing just that. (And fishing is a great way to start your new life chapter! Who knows what you might “catch.” hehe,)
Way to go, Metro. Hey, that rhythms.
Really, it’s exciting to get out on your own, and I agree with Jenn, fishing is a great way to start.
I just posted about my push-ups. Week 3 isn’t as hard as I thought it would be…………………….:)
I am intrigued and can’t wait to get the update!
I’m happy for you taking the plunge and following your passion. Yes it takes guts but if you really really want something you will find ways to make it happen.
Keep us updated when you have power and can drag yourself away from fishing.
Best
Robin
Quiting corporate is a huge step, but how cool to be your own boss. It’s really easy to see how a guy could go out on their own too - I’ve made about $250/month the last couple of months from my blogs, and it’s a tiny part time hobby. Yeah its still a big step to making enough to do it fulltime, but I could see how it could be done. Good luck!
I would love to have the life of a vagabond on a permanent basis. We are going to get to do that next week as we head out on a family adventure into the wilderness…well sort of. ..Good Spirit Lake with an electric site for our camper…close enough. We have had our canoe out and gave it a test drive. I can hardly wait to go. Smell all that fresh air? I can. Your vacation sounds heavenly. My kind of a holiday. Outdoor living is healthy.
I love fishing! So this is good news to me, the headline really grabbed my attention. Haven’t had the chance to go out lately though. Cheers for the info anyway. I have a similar blog you might want to check out… http://yourlifeyourbody.blogspot.com/
Hope you like it!
Cheers,
Chistina.
Good for you and starting fresh. I aspire to not have to work in an office, or at the very least be my own boss. Also, it sounds like you are having fun. Two weeks ago I went on a float trip, and it’s great to get outdoors, and the canoeing was great exercise. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it I had more than enough beer to last me for a while.
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Thanks to everyone for the comments. I am just getting back in the swing of things here after getting home from our trip. I really appreciate your thoughts.
@Andrew: Hi Andrew! We did indeed have a ball. I got a lot of thinking done as well, which should help with the overlordship. (heh, I don’t even think that’s a word…)
@Jenn: Thanks for the encouragement - yep, new chapter indeed. That is actually the metaphor we use too.
@Lisa: Hi Lisa! I am off track on the pushup challenge unfortunately. I was doing fine, but in the last week or so I’ve missed a lot, so I’m restarting at week 2 I think. Can’t wait to catch up on your progress.
@Robin: Hey there Robin - Thank you for the encouragement as well. Beginning on Monday I’m really going to start pushing hard to make it happen. I’ll be in touch
@John: Hi John! Glad to see you are back on your game. I haven’t been able to catch up on my blog reading yet (hopefully today), so I will see ya over on JohnIsFit.com. Can’t wait to find out how it’s going!
@Christine: Hi there Christine - I imagine you won’t see this comment since you have r-u-n-n-o-f-t to the woods, but your vacation also sounds perfect. We used to have a canoe, but couldn’t afford to move it up from southern CA. I love canoes - I hope to get another soon. Craigslist here I come…
@Christina Rose: Thanks for stopping by - I will definitely check your site out. I’ve added it to my official “to do” list for today.
@Tom: Hey Tom! Sounds like we have a similar love/hate/love relationship with beer and floatation devices. I love beer, but hate the effects on my waist line. . .